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La casa de los espíritus by Isabel Allende

totheliteraturelighthouse's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

sarabrennan's review against another edition

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3.0

Clara won the idgaf war. I really, really enjoyed this and it almost feels unjust to not be giving it four stars. However, the ending just didn’t work well for me. Tránsito just gets Alba out no problem… The End! And Esteban gets a … redemption arc? I don’t think so pal! But nearly everything before that I loved (only thing I didn’t was the Jean de Satigny stuff cause what’s the point of a forced wedding if she can leave with no issue whatsoever?). Liked the lesbian sister a lot. Writing was fab. Justice for Chile! Also this is the last book I will ever read for Uni… wtf

demonikchimney's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

maze8's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

nikeyam's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5


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karijohnson's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Just not for me

niknakpattywhack's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional informative reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

ifreckles's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

los últimos dos capítulos me estrujaron el corazón

gginnola's review against another edition

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5.0

I love this book. It's a generational tale, with some really great characters.

katiekip's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

This was a challenging book to read.  It was rich with characters and magic but heavy and often very sad. Sometimes I felt like I was reading a dark version of The Royal Tenenbaums - so many gifted but flawed family members of all different generations and their interwoven friends and partners in the same house that is just as eccentric. The dynamic kept the story moving even when characters did horrendous things.  I read this because it is one of the books the students at my school have to read and I can see how it would be amazing for discussion. I have a feeling I will be thinking about this book for a long time!